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1.1 Will the service for citizens and local economies through the implementation of the proposals of Cities and Municipalities of Saxony-Anhalt for strengthening inter-communal functional reform?
A major criticism of the FDP at the municipal reform of the state government in this term was the fact that a municipal reform was carried out without first discussing the tasks to be performed in future by the municipalities belonging to cities and towns. The FDP is also in the 6th Legislature to conduct a functional inter-municipal reform and to express support them actively. But a substantial inter-communal functional reform between the counties and the cities and municipalities is strengthening the local government site.
The ideas of Cities and Municipalities, which areas to cities and towns to be transferred, and the County Association, which tasks are suitable for transmission to go, so far apart in disrepair. This requires a comprehensive examination.
critical we see the creation of a new jurisdiction in cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants. There is a risk of fragmentation of responsibilities, as individual tasks in the future then only by a handful of cities are repeated in Saxony-Anhalt.
In individual cases territorial changes but we believe can not be excluded. This is supported on the one hand, the fact that it is not foreseeable, as the country's Constitutional Court will rule on the complaints of the communities within the municipal reform. On the other hand, voluntary associations must still be possible.
The FDP has spoken out against the municipal reform and rejects the incorporations by coercion. We also believe that the municipality is not a particularly efficient Gemeindtyp. However, we currently see no way to make in the next legislature to the municipality into question and therefore once again make changes to the municipal areas.
The urban-rural issues, especially in the area of the key cities of Halle and Magdeburg needed for the implementation of municipal reform a new differentiated approach. The FDP supports the lifting of the pending legislative located city-suburban law. Due to the uncoordinated planning undertaken as part of the municipal reform and the planned establishment of special purpose organizations to Halle and Magdeburg have now the cities and towns finally be given the opportunity to establish land use plans.
For us liberals is equally clear that this may cause no options for incorporations to Halle and Magdeburg.
A significant part of the country's development plan, which also led to many discussions is the central place system. Basically, with the FDP with this system. Thus, the naming of the three main centers of Magdeburg, Halle and Dessau is undeniable. It is also true that there are with Halberstadt and Stendal only two Resource Centres with partial functions of a top center. In our view, lacks the consistency. Example of this is the intermediate stage center with basic sub-functions a mean center called. Just us, the scheme seems problematic that only one specific district as part of regional planning is defined as the central local area. Here, municipal reform and land development plan contribute in any way coordinated. give the newly formed communities, given their increased size and importance of greater ownership in determining the central local area would be from the perspective of the FDP therefore quite conceivable.
regard to the participation rights of the municipal umbrella organizations, we see liberals currently no need to amend state constitution or rules of procedure of Parliament.
1.5, you are working for an amendment of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament, which allows the municipal associations in the committees the right to be heard and to be present at the agenda by a municipal matter?
done in practice, the inclusion of the municipal umbrella organizations today in a wide range. For a variety of laws, the municipal associations are informal, but also formally - in The framework of consultations in the parliamentary procedure asked to give opinions. The existing procedure has worked well in our view. A further institutionalization of the right to a hearing does not create further assurance that the opinions of the Cities and Municipalities on the current degree also will be included in the law.
1.6 are supporting the introduction of an effective regulatory impact assessment in the course of legislative procedures, in particular examine the financial implications for the community?
The FDP supports the introduction of an effective regulatory impact assessment process. This is necessary for financial costs for the municipalities even more reliable than today to be able to identify. In particular, the parliamentary discussions on revenue sharing law, but also for census implementation law has shown that the previously implemented cost estimates do not always lead to satisfactory results because the state government and the municipal umbrella organizations in their cost calculations are far apart. It is therefore necessary to consider other methods, in addition to a precise determination of the costs for municipalities also can help to reduce bureaucracy.
second Municipal Finance
2.1 What ideas pursue you for the amendment of the FAG 2012?
planned for the 2012 amendment to the FAG must finally lead to a truly mission-oriented funding of municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt. Adequate funding is for us Liberals a core of the partnership between the State and the municipalities. The FDP had been in the last FAG amendment in favor of implementing the Thuringian verdict and thus achieve a task-based funding of counties, cities and municipalities. In particular, must ensure that a transparent survey of the financial needs of all community groups, counties, cities and towns, takes place and the distribution according to the needs of individual groups are. Here, should the task-related assignment to a group does not adversely affect the allocations to the other groups. Moreover, the FDP Saxony-Anhalt is important that the financing of the voluntary tasks through adequate funding is secured. Furthermore, the investment package in a meaningful relationship with federal, state and EU funds made available to the respective programs are operational.
2.3 If you take out the municipal general allocations from the allocation basis for the county levy?
A task-FAG, which seeks the FDP from 2012 contradicts that the counties within the district access to the general apportionment allocations.
The FDP is committed to ensuring that either removed the municipal general allocations from the district allocation basis and the failure of the parties to be compensated by the state or the municipal general allocations continue to remain part of the levy base for the county levy. In this case, however, be an increase in the calculation of the needs of the general assignments so that the tasks be in education allocations also continue to report fully on the country.
Compliance with the debt brake through the country on the one hand and the tasks of the municipalities on the other hand, after the performance of the FDP of a fair financial compensation laws do not conflict. If the municipal revenue sharing is mission-based, so does the total of the allocations do not change with the tax revenue but with the number and intensity of the tasks of the municipalities. A new debt to avoid the country, is the task of the legislature's budget. In no case can be made compliance with the debt brake at the expense of municipal finances. Nevertheless, the funding cuts both ways. Even local authorities are obliged to economize sparingly.
2.5 How do you want to maintain the business tax and a property tax reform?
Given the constitutional concerns of the Federal Fiscal Court regarding the estate tax is a uniform taxation of land with the same usage and identical surface characteristics rather than bureaucratic use of obsolete unit values from the last century as the basis of need. Another advantage is that security planning by the municipalities receive if the property tax revenues remain constant and cyclical fluctuations in the real estate value does not affect the tax have more. Twenty years after reunification, it is also the time to create a uniform tax base for property tax in Germany. Rapid implementation would support the FDP Saxony-Anhalt.
The coalition agreement at the federal level between the FDP and the CDU / CSU includes the examination of the replacement business tax by a commission. The business tax is very cyclical and thus undermining the predictability of the municipalities. In poor economy cancel the revenue on a regular basis, so that cover their expenses, many municipalities only by higher debt. The independent elements of the business tax revenue are also exacerbating the crisis and destroy (especially in economic downturns) jobs in local communities. The sales tax is less dependent on the economy, the emergence of more predictable. The local government contribution to income and corporation with its own assessment rate shall secure the communities an economic force-related tax. In the long term, the reform is to strengthen local self-government - even as regards the use of taxes. By a strong bond between citizens and local community and local entrepreneurs have an incentive to efficiently deal with taxpayers' money.
are ready to pass the 2.6 attributable to the local share of the growth acceleration law in the cities and communities?
Yes.
The FDP is made basically for lean practices and the avoidance of bureau. Consequently, we support the goal of detox support conditions. In a further step in the discussion on the future of the financial allocations to the municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt to be decided, as the ratio of general and task-related special assignments should be framed.
This is our primary concern is that the local authorities the flexibility to have the use of funds. This is particularly ensured when the overall financial allocations to be supplemented by a few special assignments.
2.8 You are committed, that players in the country continue to operate a coordinated funding policy? fall
Since funding from the federal government and the EU in the coming years, all those involved in the design of promotion policy even more than has been matched to a Funding policy to respect. Against the background of the administrative simplification, the FDP is an assessment of whether the existing funding trials even simplification potential exists, to open. It must be ensured in this context that there are no duplicate tests.
third School, child care and cultural policy
3.1 Amended If the school system in the next legislature, and if so, how?
The FDP argues for the preservation of the structured, just gifted school system Saxony-Anhalt. Changes in school structures always lead to a charge of families, teachers and the support. Without scientific Evidence that reform would lead to a higher performance of the schools, we therefore reject such experiments. Undoubtedly necessary measures to increase the quality can best implement within the existing system. For the FDP must above all the high school program will improve the ability to perform its function as the central element of school education. To this end they must develop a total life-world oriented and practical educational approach, with a stronger connection to the professional schools. Simultaneously, the transmission must be between the types of schools can be improved by more advisory and support services. To meet the UN Disability Convention and in accordance with the wishes of parents and organizations should be ensured with special needs a real choice without reservation costs between special education and regular schools for students. The necessary upgrading of the mainstream is not without financial expenditure can take place.
3.2 The cities and towns expect the appointment of the head teacher or the school principal to the agreement of the school is bound. If you are ready to apply a similar provision in the Education Act?
The FDP is made considerably more responsibility for education authorities, schools, and more responsibility to the institutions themselves. In the previous legislative period to the end of the FDP parliamentary group for the transfer of personal responsibility for the teachers to the support of schools has spoken. The appointment of the principal position would then have to task the community. In the meantime, an agreement will control at least makes sense, if indeed to take on a sufficient number of candidate selection.
regards the care key in favor of an FDP on demand the key device-oriented, ie, in devices with such a high proportion of children from immigrant backgrounds or with children with difficult social backgrounds, to support the key personnel that can be improved or supplemented by about special education teachers, speech therapists etc.. The aim of the FDP is to improve the quality of elementary education on, so above all a key support 1:6 and 1:13 can be achieved in reality.
on 10-hour legal right or on the 5-hour legal claim is not seen a need for change, but it must be the target of labor market policy, just to give young families career prospects.
3.4 You are ready to open the cities and municipalities within its financial resources sufficient leeway so that they remain a globally recognized and accepted cultural landscape can save?
over the design of the cultural landscape should be decided in the future, first of all on-site in local communities. Before all, the field of high culture may be, however, never offered to cover costs. It will therefore require the continued support from the country. As part of the FDP theater and orchestra on cultural primary care, there can be no single focus on the three main centers. In addition, the FDP wants to restructure the financial allocations to local authorities more closely to the declaratory character of the country's development planning towards a real need for orientation. It will also play the actual expenditure of municipalities for the cultural institutions play an important role.
4th Public services and infrastructure
4.1 What is to be taken this obligation in the upcoming term bill to the comprehensive medical care in rural areas to ensure future? What impact will this have for local authorities?
The comprehensive medical care with doctors is the responsibility of medical autonomy, in particular those of the physicians' association. The FDP supports measures to promote employment and settlement of young physicians, such as grants, revenue guarantees and settlement awards. The Federal Ministry of Health has this already initiated relief and incentives to make the establishment of young doctors in rural areas more attractive. Through the promotion of young doctors wishing to commence by the local level, these incentives are a useful supplement. This must be possible, despite fiscal consolidation of local governments. In regions with insufficient supply is the creation of regional integrated care centers to be developed. Here are all the health system stakeholders to participate actively. 4.2 Inserting Will you ensure that the regulations and standards in the public transport law streamlined and administrative requirements for the benefit of operating aid will be reduced?
Public transport is and will remain an essential component of public service, particularly in the area. It is unlikely that public transport can be financially sustainable. The aim must be to employ the necessary subsidies for public transport efficient. As early as 2004, the then-black-yellow coalition made an amendment to the Public Transport Act, which was a first real step in that direction, by flexible forms of control and allows the transport to the principles of sound were subjected. This path will be further to go and develop the law so that they can offer the transport authorities and transport operators as their own responsibility and few bureaucratic hurdles as an efficient public transport.
4.3 You Are willing to ensure if necessary, by controlling the use of state funds that receive the upper and middle centers in Saxony-Anhalt with a connection to a modern long-distance railway traffic and keep it?
A train station and the existing connection to the rail network are the expression of the infrastructural integration a city. In many places, is considered as a matter of course. The train station in town, for many people constitute a specific value, even if you do not even go by train. The loss of the station and the spin-off from the rail network will of course be seen as a loss, as a devaluation or degradation of the site. The need in the face of demographic change and partly falling passenger numbers impending cuts, therefore, be avoided if possible. Nevertheless, the audit remains with regard to the type of transport is the most important aspect. Here of course the first track called upon to make an attractive offer for busy routes, which automatically the preservation of the rail network in its wake. Well-connected and infrastructure developed cities will, of course, but also a national interest; come to what extent the security of certain sites to use state funds, must be examined in each specific case. To ensure the IC-Magdeburg-Berlin connection, such as the use of state resources would be conceivable. Where margins exist with respect to the regulatory powers for the country, they should be filled within the meaning of citizen-and business-friendly regulations as well. It is appropriate measures for the maintenance of the plants not generally considered to be interference within the meaning of nature conservation. Reductions in local tax law introducing gradually declining water and sewage fees shall not in Section 1 of Article 9 WFD (the principle of recovering costs of water services including environmental and resource costs) limits. When should the implementation of European directives and federal regulations there is no "plan saddles" of the country in terms of additional or expanded rules. Also in the Bundesrat, the country still exist more on a 1:1 implementation of European standards.
4.5, you are ready to refund the administrative cost of collecting consumer association write either the communities or to simplify the system administratively efficient?
Municipalities are now big enough to organize and perform their assigned tasks of water management largely independently. The FDP has therefore already decided in the current legislature for the abolition of consumer associations. The Counties to know the local situation best anyway. Advisory Councils, in which the contributing land users should be represented, should help control the local communities in water management with its location and expertise and.
If you use 4.7 to ensure that the creation of new design principles in land use plans of the cities and communities funded by the state?
land use plans are a fundamental cornerstone of the German construction law dar. In general, the municipalities of the country possessed before the municipal reform on approved land use plans. From the municipality reform resulting adjustments and amendments to these plans must therefore be approved without red tape, to give the newly formed communities a secure basis for planning.
4.8 How do you feel about a re-urbanization of downtown brownfields funds from the conservation and mitigation and compensation measures?
When is meant by "re-urbanization of downtown wasteland" of the construction of residential areas on the respective surfaces, can not the means of nature conservation and the mitigation and compensation measures for it are available. Very probably, however, the restoration of downtown vacant lots, or at least their ecological value of the increase is intended to appeal the city and thus support Reurbanisierungsbemühungen. Where a sense of spatial separation of causation measure, to the mitigation and compensation measures can be implemented elsewhere. This also possibilities for the rehabilitation of inner city wasteland.
The preservation of cities as a friendly and attractive living environment for the citizens is one of the most important future tasks. The 2009 unanimously adopted by the Bundestag continuation of the Urban Redevelopment East is a testament to that politics is aware of this responsibility. Given the success of the Urban Restructuring and other programs for urban development by the federal government the envisaged cuts seem counterproductive. As the state's politicians, we will push for the continuation of successful programs.
The issue of land use (ie use of valuable agricultural land for industrial development and other buildings) and the low cost (lost connection cost areas), that fully developed within the local property has to be used primarily for construction purposes.
5th European funding policy
5.1 The allocation for urban dimension should be kept in the next funding as possible. Please support this call by the City and Municipalities of Saxony-Anhalt?
The coming in of the funding less emergent EU funds will lead to cuts in many areas. It will therefore be justified demands from many quarters to regard a particular area as a priority and the allocations to keep constant. Under these circumstances, it is not for reasons of acceptance and justice, more useful to maintain the percentage of the total funds to pursue, even if this is connected with cuts. 5.2 support our claim that all the ministries concerned and the relevant local actors should be required for future cooperation?
Especially in light of declining funding is to ensure that the remaining funds are used efficiently. The integrated approach has proven itself in our opinion and should be pursued in the future.
The FDP also occurs with the issue of EU funding work to ensure the principle of subsidiarity as much as possible. Near allow municipal decisions because of the necessary local knowledge is tailored support for individual municipalities.
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